Literary Criticism

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Background


For additional resources, refer to the links listed on the ahsinfo learn and ahsinfo research pages.

Writing
OWL Materials for Grades 7-12 Instructors and Students - The OWL at Purdue
Many colleges and universities have online writing labs that present detailed information covering each step of research. Do not be afraid to read through these college materials, the basic guidelines are designed for beginners and will get you acquainted with the work you are being prepared to do in order to be successful in college.
Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing - The OWL at Purdue.
Style Guide - The OWL at Purdue.

MLA Style - Microsoft Word Tutorial - Cameron University Library - Lawton, OK.
How to set up a paper and works cited page in MLA style.

Scholarly vs Popular
Sources for Courses
Research 101: Popular and Scholarly Resources - University of Washington Information Literacy Learning 2001-2004.
Secondary Resources: Magazines - Chart from Penn Libraries.[printable]
Secondary Resources: Journal Articles - Chart from Penn Libraries.[printable]


Galileo - High School Resources

Literary Reference Center

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  1. Select Ebsco Literary Reference Center (database)
  2. At Help, view the Literary Reference Center Tutorial >
  3. Citation Help is on the Reference Shelf at right on the Literary Reference Center desktop .
  4. A Research Guide (“Guide to Literary Research, Writing and Critical Reading.”) is also available from the Reference Shelf.
  5. If desired, sign in as a user to create a folder (menu tab) to save your work on the site

Online Resources



Use Boolean logic

for specific, targeted results
Boolean OperatorsTeacherTube Video Added: 2008-02-03 by cutemiffy.

This video demonstrate[s] how to use Boolean operators when searching in library subscribed databases.
http://boolify.org Search engine with Boolean interface.
Google Search. How to build a search string.


Use Google's additional features

www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html
books.google.comscholar.google.com


Use the citation and/or bibliography

to lead you to additional resources.

Evaluating Bibliographic Citations - the OWL at Purdue.


Use online databases & collections

Examples of free resources for literary criticism:
http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/
Online encyclopedia reproduced from the 1907-1921 print resource.
Contains over 300 chapters. Topical coverage includes annotated bibliographies,
essays on poetry, fiction, drama, history, theology and political writing.
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
Website from Rutgers University contains comprehensive material
about English and American Literature. Contains many links to the full-text
of several novels and other related works.
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/internetresources/authors.cfm
Listings from the American Library Association.
http://litcritpathfinder.wikispaces.com/
From the School District of Springfield Township: reference tools, [skip databases], book reviews, free web and movie review sites.
[Disregard the bottom sections - listings that follow “on our shelves.”]
http://www.libraryspot.com See Literary Criticism in the sidebar.


Check other organizations

for online resources and special exhibits.
Lists @ ahsinfo: Libraries, Museums & National Monument or Historic Sites.
USAsearchgov

Media Center Resources

  • Handout

  • PowerPoint

  • Video